Construction of concrete buildings cast in situ



Oct. 21, 1930.

E. HURDEN ET'AL 1,778,946

CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE BUILDINGS CAST IN SITU Filed Jan. 20, 1927 Patented OetiJZ I, 1930 7 j ,-ore 1ements;; V v a v The l bjeet' vof the pres'ent invention 'is "to previde improvements iii the} method of (39115 strnctin'g thexhbusejorsirnilar building, otthe, 35 'lcin'd hereinb'efoi eiinentioned, the improve- I V --EvE nnU DEn'AND ALFREIx-ERciiTA ntxnnniii QE-IHAnEFIE D, I N A DYQ Ap p licatioii filed ma 2( );igflis ifialffio. ieazan and' G eat aiitamntiiiaiy4,-1926Jf' This invention consists of 'aniimprdvement in houses or buildings and'the method of Con structing" the same wherein the walls ar e of concrete or slinllarnlaterlal feast ns tu-be- 1 tween an inner linin'glor element ofasbestojsjcement' or equivalent Iiiaterial, sand-"an 'outer j covering," facing 01: elements of asbestos; jcement 0i" equivalent" material;"the inner liningorelements being attached 'to a ske1eo ton-structiire-of uprights 0i stanchions which; r are supported at their lower" ends Qnjthe foundations 'Ofthe house or similar building and 'are"'eonnectedjat their uppe'neiids' by transverse roqf jbistsg and; the outer coverg V 1" '5 ing faeing or elementsbeing oftroughshape I and disposed,lengthvvise I around 'the Outside Of the structure pribr t6 thef Casting in Y situ of "the; Wet concrete bi; similar material; the

flanges Of the-trough shaped el'er'nentsext'end- I ingt ards the said lip'i'ightsqer stanehiqns and being bon'dedein pQSitiOn by'the Concrete pr similar material when "set. 1 Whereifthe': walls are" censtruete'd; in; this i anner,-= the outer coveringyfaeingfoi'f elements is 01' are,

the eutei"faeingco'veringfor elenients inpo- 'sitiono to thQUPIlghtS or stanchipns, and to f previde animproved horizontal Waterproof L, p onter facing or'cpvering irrespect ve opo nt,- ing or similarinatei'lal whlehv naybensedfbd j'ointbetween adj a'cent'.elements ferming the tween the.adjacent'elementa l A c c ording tq this invent'on'thd inethedii s improved by s ,of. theQelernents they are provided with. a-

adapted t'd be; temporarily held in position remoiiablelbars or tp-begheldagainstdis= placement bytfansitefsetiesdnring theeast;

f' 'iiigflbf'th wetfc oncr'ete, th' ties-heillgfatjt a'che'dto the npii ghts'dr, stan chions or'partsfl 253 there nand' the said? outer faeing, co'vei'ing 0. cpnstrxicting andarranging the trough, flanged-L :01? equivalently shaped felementsithat they are adaptedi'te 'evei lja'p ea ch 'otheifl' thronghenttheirfentire length at their hbriiontal edge'sfin-"oifderrtn '-,c16se.the hoiizbiitajl' joints, and the bve'r'lapping parts are bonded'inthe-cenciiete material n K cast in situ be'tween thesaid'elen ents andthe V innerlining Fof effecting the overlappingmatginal poition' extending at an angle :from' one" of the longitudinalflanges and {capable of being disposed between the edge of the;

flange of an adj acent element andthe said; uprights or'st'anchiensand-pf engaging-With 1 the oncrete or similar'material in. the trough brfchanne'l pertion ofth'e said adjacent ele-f 1 ment; *The said marginal portions extendfat an angle to the adjoining flaiigesion'onejs'ide" of the tro'iighslo'iflchannelQiwhilethe flanges on the '0'pp dsit eyf'si'd'es; Whenith'e': elements fare arranged in p'o sitijeii', form.the hott'in" oi the T troughs or channels intbwhichithe'concfetef' oi 'simil'ar material iscast. lnliep of Orin":

additionto holding the}elements inposition-j by removable hars-j 0'1" transverse tiesfthe 3 marginal portions --'may b'e feonne'c'ted :t =v the uprights or stan'chiens bysecuri ng devices imity-i thereto 101-5 with which' 'they are an? capable of f'engaging; suehfpbrtiqns andf'the i parts ofthe uprights or; stanehi'ons'in proxra ged" i ee a Fu t r;f h iottbm I flanges may 'also'be-seeured-tdthe uprights erg a marginalfpoi'tibns a been: constructed as flanges ayibeifdr'mea with ngu -.,gr,theii equivalent and-the. n a 'ginal means-with Y;

' v L Q I rits@QOHSt tHt g-fi Q F T lQ-QF Q QYQ ZF: ing a e capable of be g ea i y; nd fi li k y i l Ope gs. erf h e p nth r seenred in;-p',osition relatii ely to the'glipi'i'ghts faei-lit ed and impreiledrthereby; 5 I e efiiect, the e amejwillnolw be fullydescribd :i

divsta'nehigns and" the-method of construction 5 lnabrdeiifthat ftheisaid-finventiqng inay be j 1 -leaflynndei stood' and readily; carried into r 100: a w a,

With reference to the accompenying {drowcomprises a b0dy. ;por,tion a hichjisQcurved Y outwards to a slight'et'e11t",side fidnges 7)" and" b1 the:Ie eeisel'rqst ee hele te ssw tending from "the side flange b and being 15 i adhptedito beadisposedzheneatjh, thege'dge of;

the; side fisngel 3b? of pan adj scent element,f

endito jbeembeddedaimthe concretezorz similar. material 05; cast; between the elements-convcern'edi and the inner; lining: 'e of; 7' asbestos cement: sheetingon equivalentmateriali The i lflliflfi much; greater length anl 7 Width; and; are-gdisp Qsed'; horizontally arounda; framework. constituted by 1- uprights or stanchion s fierectedion the foundation; of; the building iflQ'lbei erected. i r In; constructing; the building,- the rinnerxlin .g; a is. secured. to. fillhtsgq'tattachedto theiinsifde surfaces of the WQIk flhdkfihQelements horizontally dispQSeLd: amundl thei latter with; the side flanges extending towards-thesamen After; thu are ranging; one QQnrseof-aelements; around the inztmexvork amltemp Qrarily-supp ort ng; them in'pQs-itiomhy iremovableebafsein the nown way t eisp ao e hetwveenjthe; inner-lining, and

- he: ementsisfi ed -.-;With wet concrete or similar niateri-al by;casting theksame therein.

"Elle-con re e i dw diQ tenitlS i'n siel mentssme l-b en he N ghts on .sta h onsi QQn t g, t e fouls as Welles betw n the j at e aand theeody gq ti sloii thelements;ian lvsurr mnnds m i mbed he pa ge merg .in l

stanchlon I .7 j f rhe'vvebip and-methods f securing h91 Same: in

' or smilar mat riayshewn inQFi u eQ, the

.. similamdevices capable oiettechinent serve to hold the latter againstlthe uprights prlsestheemployment of element upright or stanchionsgf:formingthe frame: I I

" ,mg h .ensivlowenflen e b.

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fies on 1 prior. it QthQ casting lof 'th'e concrete o rv rs l eqfimemb rsp flhiige b ?of thegelementf illustratedain the i w 7 upper pzirt -ofvthi 's figurexandin'FiQureAgis formed? withrepenttires?hisdeugztejchfontheiengaglemntlthefiivith on clamping. hooks Lion errepg derq n the; Skeleto uprights or stanchions by: the provision of ginatl portion 0 of the adjacent element and 1 70 or stanchions f through the medium of the flange b the edge of ,vvhich is :held against V the marginalpnrtion c hythe-Ysaid; ho ks. In this method of construction, the hooks Z are adap e t d t e bwe ene e 5 i P tion-rel2ttively-to the-uprights? orstztnch-ions fhy e igaggementwith the; apertures is while "the"upperflangesbfvvith fthe'marginal pors tions' a areghelcl ini positionahyrthe edges of th' fliiri'ges b 'engagnig. jwiuii'ui" mar i al pontinnsnj: linfsomejc'es siit isedvantagelous iform apertures. onjopenuings lnth imergi eh po tions '0: as .welmssthe" lower ifl'a gei blues sheWn injir gur i eiandqhotness t e-damning as hooks 1' thfnoughith L apertu s- 1: op nings inizbothnparts- J. -Th.e methodp fi; se uri g t'he ement,shewn sinethe;lovsa 'p 15 f Fig. :2" consis siinp vi ing psiitur 111th 3E1 ginelapbn ion i fizfindf open ng the-flanges of;{the upright tench nsrf andfittingbel sre nu sflg h rein A fur her? elt at ve con .ule

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